diff --git a/mercurial/hg.py b/mercurial/hg.py
--- a/mercurial/hg.py
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ def parseurl(url, revs=[]):
     '''parse url#branch, returning url, branch + revs'''
 
     if '#' not in url:
-        return url, (revs or None), revs and revs[-1] or None
+        return url, (revs or None), revs and revs[0] or None
 
     url, branch = url.split('#', 1)
-    checkout = revs and revs[-1] or branch
+    checkout = revs and revs[0] or branch
     return url, (revs or []) + [branch], checkout
 
 schemes = {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def clone(ui, source, dest=None, pull=Fa
     else:
         src_repo = source
         origsource = source = src_repo.url()
-        checkout = rev and rev[-1] or None
+        checkout = rev and rev[0] or None
 
     if dest is None:
         dest = defaultdest(source)
diff --git a/tests/test-pull-r b/tests/test-pull-r
--- a/tests/test-pull-r
+++ b/tests/test-pull-r
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ cd copy
 echo '% pull a missing revision'
 hg pull -qr missing ../repo
 
+echo '% pull multiple revisions with update'
+hg pull -qu -r 0 -r 1 ../repo
+hg -q parents
+hg rollback
+
 echo '% pull -r 0'
 hg pull -qr 0 ../repo
 hg log
diff --git a/tests/test-pull-r.out b/tests/test-pull-r.out
--- a/tests/test-pull-r.out
+++ b/tests/test-pull-r.out
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ summary:     add foo
 
 % pull a missing revision
 abort: unknown revision 'missing'!
+% pull multiple revisions with update
+0:bbd179dfa0a7
+rolling back last transaction
 % pull -r 0
 changeset:   0:bbd179dfa0a7
 tag:         tip